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cord-021399-gs3i7wbe	Dada, M.A.	SUDDEN NATURAL DEATH | Infectious Diseases	2005-11-18		.txt	text/plain	3486	213	41	Despite the advances in the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases, a substantial number of sudden and unexpected deaths are caused by infections. Forensic pathologists should be aware of the importance of infectious causes of sudden death in the present era of bioterrorism and emergent and reemergent diseases. Sudden death due to infectious disease may be classified by organ system involvement (e.g., cardiac -myocarditis; nervous system -meningitis and encephalitis) or according to the etiological agent (e.g., viral, chlamydial, bacterial, fungal, protozoal, or helminthic) . The common infectious causes of sudden death by organ system are listed in Table 1 . Viral infections causing sudden death usually involve the cardiac, respiratory, or the central nervous system. Bacterial infections of the respiratory system Sudden death from acute epiglottitis occurs from respiratory obstruction caused by swelling of the epiglottic folds, uvula, and vocal cords.	./cache/cord-021399-gs3i7wbe.txt	./txt/cord-021399-gs3i7wbe.txt